Solid State Theory, Second Edition

Author: Li Zhengzhong
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book systematically introduces the fundamental concepts, methods, and models of solid-state quantum theory. The book is divided into twelve chapters, with a focus on elementary excitations in solids, including: phonons, magnons (spin wave quanta), plasmons, polaritons, quasiparticles, polarons, and excitons. Dedicated chapters are also devoted to the microscopic theory of conventional superconductors, high-temperature superconductivity in copper oxides, and anisotropic superconductivity theory, as well as band theory methods and the local density functional theory, theoretical methods for strongly correlated electron systems and disordered systems. Additionally, the book highlights effective theoretical methods for handling many-body systems, such as Fourier transforms and Bogoliubov transformations, dual-time thermodynamic Green's functions and dielectric function methods, as well as the projection operator method and bosonization techniques for strongly correlated electron systems. The theoretical framework of dual-time Green's functions is systematically introduced in the appendix, and the book concludes with exercises. This book is systematic, thorough in its explanations, and easy to self-study, making it suitable as a solid-state theory textbook for graduate students and senior undergraduate students in physics. It is also a useful reference for researchers in condensed matter physics and related fields. Reading this book requires a background in solid-state physics and advanced quantum mechanics.